vaccine

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 Variants

March 18, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 variants may seem like a scary new chapter in the pandemic, but coronavirus experts expected their arrival. Scientists in the UNC School of Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health are tracking the variants to learn how they differ and affect the world’s chance of ending this pandemic.

Tackling COVID-19

October 22, 2020

As one of the first research facilities in the U.S. to receive a COVID-19 sample and begin testing for potential therapies, UNC’s response to the threat of the coronavirus was immediate and remains unyielding. While some of our researchers have been studying coronaviruses for years, many others have pivoted the focus of their research, refitted their labs, and are working collaboratively to better execute a holistic response to the pandemic.

The Defense Against Flu

May 12, 2015

Obesity makes influenza more dangerous. But it may also give us clues about how to stop potentially fatal flu earlier.